{"id":7257,"date":"2024-12-07T13:04:35","date_gmt":"2024-12-07T11:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=7257"},"modified":"2024-12-07T13:04:35","modified_gmt":"2024-12-07T11:04:35","slug":"might-put-tears-in-my-eyes-giannis-antetokounmpo-shares-his-pov-on-what-the-3rd-nba-mvp-award-with-the-bucks-means-to-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/might-put-tears-in-my-eyes-giannis-antetokounmpo-shares-his-pov-on-what-the-3rd-nba-mvp-award-with-the-bucks-means-to-him\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Might put tears in my eyes&#8217; &#8211; Giannis Antetokounmpo shares his POV on what the 3rd NBA MVP Award with the Bucks means to him"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Milwaukee Bucks forward, Giannis Antetokounmpo is chasing the record third NBA MVP award in 2024-25 as he shared his desire of winning the MVP award again during an interview. Antetokounmpo turned 30 on Friday and celebrated his birthday by scoring a double-double. <\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Happy 30th birthday to Giannis Antetokounmpo &#129395; <br><br>&#128312; 2021 NBA Champion<br>&#128312; 2021 NBA Finals MVP<br>&#128312; 2x NBA MVP<br>&#128312; 2020 NBA DPOY<br>&#128312; 8x NBA All-Star<br>&#128312; 8x All-NBA<br>&#128312; NBA 75th Anniversary Team<br><br>And much more to come &#128588; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gfAev18OzY\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/gfAev18OzY<\/a><\/p>&mdash; ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClutchPoints\/status\/1865117687413719465?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>December 6, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Antetokounmpo gives his insight on potential MVP award <\/h2><p>Giannis Antetokounmpo has won the NBA MVP award twice for the Bucks and is looking to win the third in his 30s. The Greek Freak has made a solid formation with Damian Lillard to guide the Bucks to an 11-11 record in the West. <\/p><p>However, Milwaukee lost to the Celtics in his birthday game where Khris Middleton made his season debut. Antetokounmpo admitted that he wants a third Most Valuable Player award. His last MVP award came in 2020 and currently, he is sitting at the second spot behind Nikola Jokic in the race to MVP 2025. <\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wWGNmWnCY9\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>https:\/\/t.co\/wWGNmWnCY9<\/a>&rsquo;s updated MVP Ladder: <br><br>1. Nikola Jokic <br>2. Giannis Antetokounmpo<br>3. Jayson Tatum <br>4. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander<br>5. Karl-Anthony Towns <br>6. Franz Wagner <br>7. Anthony Davis <br>8. Luka Doncic <br>9. Donovan Mitchell <br>10. Victor Wembanyama<\/p>&mdash; NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheDunkCentral\/status\/1865047496335982705?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>December 6, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p><em>&ldquo;Yeah, that definitely might put tears in my eyes,&rdquo;<\/em> the 8-time All-Star said earlier this week during the interview. <em>&ldquo;I do want to be part of that conversation. It lets me know I was able to help my team, carry my team, solidified (us as a team).<\/em> I&rsquo;m not gonna lie, it definitely means something to me.&rdquo;<\/p><p>If Antetokounmpo wins it third time, he can go past Stephen Curry, Tim Duncan and Steve Nash. He would also join the elite club with Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Moses Malone and the current leader, Nikola Joki&#263;. It will also be a huge achievement for the 2021 Finals MVP. <\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&ldquo;I&rsquo;m having better years than the years I won it&rdquo; &ndash; Giannis remains optimistic on his third<\/h3><p><em>&ldquo;At this point in my career, I had the conversation with my brother, I was like, man, it&rsquo;s crazy to me. I had just come to a realization that I might never win another MVP,&rdquo;<\/em> Antetokounmpo continued. <em>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m having better years than the years I won it. But hey, the league is improving, guys are playing very, very well.&rdquo;<\/em><\/p><p>Antetokounmpo gave his thumbs up on his desire to win the MVP award this season. He said, <em>&ldquo;If I had a chance to win MVP, for sure, it would put some tears in my eyes. I&rsquo;m not saying it as clickbait.&rdquo;<\/em><\/p><p><strong>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/nba-announce-25000-fine-for-celtics-jaylen-brown-for-inappropriate-gesture-against-pistons\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>NBA announce $25,000 fine for Celtics&rsquo; Jaylen Brown for &ldquo;inappropriate gesture&rdquo; against Pistons<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>Steve Nash was the last player who won the NBA MVP award in the 30s and he did it twice. Michael Jordan is the oldest player to win the MVP award at the age of 35 in 1998. Derrick Rose (22) is the youngest one to win it in 2011. <\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BACK-TO-BACK &#127942;<br><br>&mdash;29.5 PPG<br>&mdash;13.6 RPG<br>&mdash;5.6 APG<br><br>Giannis Antetokounmpo is your 2020 NBA MVP <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sXYSFqMXvK\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/sXYSFqMXvK<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BleacherReport\/status\/1307017240936689668?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>September 18, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>The 30-year-old forward also added, <em>&ldquo;I feel basketball-wise I can I read plays better now. I know my spots way better at times. I&rsquo;m not being as rushed. I&rsquo;m being more poised. Yeah, I don&rsquo;t know if I&rsquo;m playing better, but we&rsquo;ll see by the end of the year.&rdquo;<\/em><\/p><p>Giannis Antetokounmpo is one of three players in NBA history to record 19000-plus points, 7000-plus rebounds, and 3000-plus assists through their age 30. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Kevin Garnett are the only two other players.<\/p><p>On his birthday, the 2-time MVP scored 30 points with 11 rebounds. He finds his name in the league&rsquo;s double-double leaders. He also shared what he wants from this season. <em>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not gonna lie,&rdquo; <\/em>Antetokounmpo continued<em>. &ldquo;There&rsquo;s two things. I wanna play in the playoffs. &hellip; You know, I haven&rsquo;t had that feeling. That feeling last year was stripped away from me.<\/em> <\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Giannis Antetokounmpo is sitting at the second spot behind Nikola Jokic in the race to MVP 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":7260,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[136,289,647,1476,206],"class_list":["post-7257","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-giannis-antetokounmpo","tag-milwaukee-bucks","tag-nba-2024-25","tag-nba-mvp","tag-nikola-jokic"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>&#039;Might put tears in my eyes&#039; - Giannis Antetokounmpo shares his POV on what the 3rd NBA MVP Award with the Bucks means to him<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Birthday boy, Giannis Antetokounmpo is chasing the record third NBA MVP award in 2024-25 as he shared his desire during an interview.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/might-put-tears-in-my-eyes-giannis-antetokounmpo-shares-his-pov-on-what-the-3rd-nba-mvp-award-with-the-bucks-means-to-him\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"&#039;Might put tears in my eyes&#039; 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